Department of Transportation

Department of Transportation Authority API

Operating authority records

GitHub OpenAPI

Documentation

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Documentation
https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/
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Documentation
https://api.nhtsa.gov/
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Documentation
https://mobile.fmcsa.dot.gov/qc/services/getting-started
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Authentication
https://mobile.fmcsa.dot.gov/qc/services/manage
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Documentation
https://www.faa.gov/data

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-transportation/refs/heads/main/openapi/department-of-transportation-authority-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-transportation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/vehicle-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-transportation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/recall-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-transportation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/carrier-schema.json

Other Resources

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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-transportation/refs/heads/main/examples/vin-decode-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-transportation/refs/heads/main/examples/recall-example.json

OpenAPI Specification

department-of-transportation-authority-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: FAA Airport Status Authority API
  description: The Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Status / NAS Status web services expose real-time status, weather, and delay information for major U.S. airports and the National Airspace System.
  version: '1'
  contact:
    name: FAA
    url: https://www.faa.gov/data
  license:
    name: Public Domain
    url: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
servers:
- url: https://soa.smext.faa.gov/asws/api/airport/status
  description: FAA ASWS
tags:
- name: Authority
  description: Operating authority records
paths:
  /carriers/docket-number/{docketNumber}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Authority
      summary: Look up a carrier by MC/MX docket number
      operationId: getCarrierByDocket
      parameters:
      - name: docketNumber
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Carrier record
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CarrierResponse'
  /carriers/{dotNumber}/authority:
    get:
      tags:
      - Authority
      summary: Operating authority for a carrier
      operationId: getAuthority
      parameters:
      - name: dotNumber
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Authority record
components:
  schemas:
    Carrier:
      type: object
      properties:
        carrier:
          type: object
          properties:
            allowedToOperate:
              type: string
              enum:
              - Y
              - N
            dotNumber:
              type: integer
            legalName:
              type: string
            dbaName:
              type:
              - string
              - 'null'
            ein:
              type: string
            phyStreet:
              type: string
            phyCity:
              type: string
            phyState:
              type: string
            phyZipcode:
              type: string
            telephone:
              type: string
            totalDrivers:
              type: integer
            totalPowerUnits:
              type: integer
            statusCode:
              type: string
            mcs150Date:
              type: string
              format: date
    CarrierResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        content:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Carrier'
externalDocs:
  description: FAA Airport Status
  url: https://www.faa.gov/nextgen/programs/swim/